Molecular weight and anti-tumor activity of the water-soluble polysaccharides isolated by hot water and ultrasonic treatment from the sclerotia and mycelia of Pleurotus tuber-regium

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Zhang, Mei ^a   Zhang, Lina ^a   Cheung, Peter Chi Keung ^b   Ooi, Vincent Eng Choon ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti tumor activity; Molecular mass; Mycelia; Pleurotus tuber regium; Sclerotia; Size exclusion chromatography laser light scattering; Water soluble polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; EXTRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLUBILITY; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; WATER;

ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITY; LASER LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR MASS; MYCELIA; PLEUROTUS TUBER-REGIUM; SCLEROTIA;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

PLEUROTUS;

EID: 2642513181     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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